Tuesday, August 05, 2008

Confession is Good for the Soul

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Edward Norton, Keeping the Faith, 2000*

Nervous about hearing confessions, the young new priest asks an older priest to sit in on his sessions. The new priest hears several confessions, then the old priest asks him to step out of the confessional for a few suggestions.

The old priest suggests, "Cross your arms over your chest and rub your chin with one hand." The new priest tries this.

The old priest continues, "Try saying things like, 'I see, yes, go on, and I understand, how did you feel about that?" The new priest says those things, trying them out.

Then the old priest says, "Now, don't you think that's a little better than slapping your knee and saying, 'No way! What happened next?'"

Saw the movie. Kind of corny. But not that bad. He is best friends with a Rabbi played by Sten Biller. Oh, and it involves a girl. I saw the movie on the way to Rome. I saw the movie on the way to Rome. I saw the movie on the back from Rome. I saw the movie on the way back from Rome.